Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-20

taken IN pursuance Of legal opiniC o
given By its coanseI.
Judge Dillnn followed Aaams With
long leGai argument 20 satisfy the sub
commtttse that The eompany'a cours.
was NOS IN violation, and that Il had thi
legal right 10 act as Il had il the mai.
sers o5eplaised Of In the resolution
DuElnR the coarse Of his aFaumenf hi
cited many authorities which the sob.
Committee has not yet had opportunity
% examine. but chairman Oates sfalet
II they bore cat the contention Of Dill
lon. the action complained Of Woaid b.
l1stiiei. Dillsn win be allowed 10 fill
written brief. and es It's examination
viii require some time. the report frou
tae suo-oommitfee is not expected be-
fore next week.
The senaae.
WAsHExaroG. ID. O., Jan. ta.-Ed
nunds, fEom the COMMITTEES on Foreign
Relations. reported the bill 70 anthorix.
the Presidents Of the United STATES &
pr0teet and defend tie rights Of Amsri
can fishing vessels. American tradino
and other vessels IN certain cases, and
for other purposes. He said he had also
written . report on the subject. which
be bad been directed By The COMMITTEES
70 saomit, together with dounmenIs,
papers, evidences. eso He would submit
them. He shoald ask the Senate 20
take up the bill and proceed With il and
dispose Of it at the earliest possible iaY.
Mite -ell Of Pennsylvania, from the
Oommittee on Pensions, reported back
fagosably the House bill for the relief
Of dependent parents and honorably
discharged soldiers aud sailors nov dis
abled and dependent on their labor fer
sup orr. He gave notice that tomor-
rev morning he v01ld ask the senate 10
take ID up and onsideF ID.
Trioe, from the Committee on Foreiou
Relations. reported an amendment 20 Be
offered to enc Of the Appropriation Bills.
appr0priAtiuR $5o, ,O00 10 take part 10
the International Exposition In South
Australia, June 80, 1887.
Plumb, Teller aud Waltham were an
pointed Conference COMMITTEES on the
bill for the forfeiture Of the Backhone
Railway grant passed yesterday.
The presiding officer presented the re-
sponse Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 the resolution relative TO the ind sbted-
ness Of the subsidx d Pacific Raiiroads.
Referred without reading to the Ju-
dietary Oommitiee.
Allison, Plumb and German were an
pointed conferees on tue Array AppFo-
priation bill.
On motion Of Hampton, and after
speeches IN Its favor By Hoar aud
C0nger, the Senate bill approprlatina
k300.0OO to expedite completion OF the |
charleston jetties Zap ropFiation to be |
available inmediatelyl was passed.
Edm0nd8 presented report from the |
Committee on Fexeign Relations on the |
lubjeot OF fisheries. Ordered printed.
After an executive session, the Senate |
adjourned.
The House.
In the morning hour the Houae re-
Iumed consideration OF the resolution |
'ettinR apart the 29.h OF January for
he consideration OF the Blair Education /
,ill. No action was taken, however.
It thsn resumed consideration OF the /
conferences report on the Interstate
]onmeroe bill.
Crisp gave notice that be would ask
or vote upon tn report on the Inter
itate Commerce bill tomorrow.
Dnnhau, OF Illinois, addressing him
elf to the long and snott hanIs section |
4 the bill, expressed his inability 10
understand It's meaning. and his disbs
ief that anybody else understood it.
Is interpretation would have to be ieft
0 the courts. IL railroads we're lorusd
" this bill TO raiss their through rates,
ne section of the country In which be
ived would sustain the greatest injary,
or it wonid be more difficult for farm
re Of that section 10 place their grain
Irodacts on EuFop pean markets in CON-
lesiiion with grain products Of Aus
ralia. This bill was better than nothing,
nd while he thought that II was ineon-
istent in places. 10 the absense Of any
hing better he would vote fer IL.
Bynum OF Indiana would vote for the
ill, bat with seme miegivings.
Gasnsber Of Wisconsin congratulated
be people tnAt at last Congress Was
boat to pass the Inter State Commerce
IN.
Nil on of Minnesota favored the
MEASURE. and said that b its passage
ne Of The powerful weapons for extor-
len sud injustice ouls be completely
heathed.
Weaver Of Iowa opposed the bill.
Pending further debate the matter
rent or.
A bill vas passed authorizing The
Of q bridge over the Mis-
issippi River 81 Sc. Louis.
Mr.. Oothwaite, Of OAio, offered q
which vas referred 70 the
Iommittee on Pacific Railroads:
Resolved. That the Secretary OF the
'ressnry be,snd be is hereby, requestsd
o inform the House Of Representative
. soon as practicable, the sans Of
,oney which wsFe owing 70 the United
tates on Jan. l. 1887, from the Paoi6o
ailsoads that have received aid from
be G3vernmens 10 boads or lands, CIV
% the sums which are dne. principal
nd interest, under the exisiiaa laws,
sverally and collectively, from the said
and What will be tne result
D tne Treasury and the effect upon
hsae dsbss II House bill Ne. SIS.
Funding bill) should become q law,
nd its provisioHs complied with.
After an Intellectual attempt on the
art OF Crisp T. obtain 9 night session
or debate on the Conferences report on
be Interstate Commerce bill. the
leuse adjourned.
law DefTfng Railroad.
WksHEnaroN. Jan. 1g.--C0mmissioner
.tktns, Of the Indian Office, has received
telegram from Indian Agent Howard,
{ CASA Gfande, AE.8lns, TO the tfect
hat the Phwnix a MaFisOps Railway
Dompany 10 grading q line OF road
hronRh ths Gila River Indian Feserva-
ion wiihoat frst obtaining consent Of
be Indians, aud contrary 70 the prOvi-
ions OF the act granting them the rigat
& say. Ihe Agent aaks for military
asistAncs 10 remove the graders. Upon
ecsipt of this information, ss uas re
erred 70 the Secretary Of tke Interi0s.
nd the fcll0siaR regiy vas seat 20 the
gent:
"1he Secretary has instructed tie
resident OF the railroad company %
top work untii ths consent Of the In
hans In coancil u obs Einsd II the
poFk does not . op, notify this ofnses
nd the military s3li 0s called upon.
J. q. ATKINS. Commisai0ner.
Capital Neaes
WAsHrxozoa, Jan- I9.-In The E1-
aons case to-day Dr.. Iogti1y, Of Inss
ity, and DR.. GcodinR, supeE Bsendent
4 the GoFefnment Hsspital for the
insane, testified that they believed tns
Iefsndanf 90 be p Efeetly sane.
Pre- iasnf ana Mrs Cleveland vii
islt Balsimors next Monday sseBiaR,
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